SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMMES

OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMME Advocacy: The war against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 

PAINFUL FACT: Malawi is in the grip of the deadly trinity of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The HIV/AIDS is a national catastrophe which has hit Malawi with immense economic and social proportions.

One million out of our population of 12 million are currently infected with the virus. People living in poverty are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because illiteracy and underdevelopment. Tuberculosis on the other hand is the leading killer of all those infected with HIV.

And then there is the less-talked about malaria which is the leading killer in Malawi.  Operating in a country where the deadly trinity of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are wrecking havoc, Standard Media Services as part of its social responsibility will always join hands with other institutions, charities and other non profit making organisations in fighting the disease. Apart from seeking little consultancy fee, financial resources for meeting costs of producing information and educational materials, transport, accommodation, and other logistics, Standard Media Services shall execute advocacy campaigns against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria free of charge.   

Through public debates conducted in rural areas affected by the three diseases, the mission of our Social Responsibility Policy is to contribute to the prevention, care and control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Malawi by providing innovative communication interventions that will facilitate positive behaviour change to reduce the spread of the three diseases. We are mindful that without more effective interventions against its these health challenges, Malawi will meet none of the Millennium Development Goals for poverty reduction